St Kilda Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
archipelago in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom
About St Kilda
Until 1930 the people of Hirta subsisted by fishing, crofting and eating seagull eggs, in squalid impoverished conditions. The islands of Dùn, Soay and Boreray were never permanently inhabited and were just used for sheep grazing and egg collecting. In the early 20th century young folk drifted away in search of a better life, there was a run of crop failures, and a young woman died for lack of mainland medical treatment. The last 36 residents were evacuated on 26 Aug 1930 to Morvern on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. There has been an army base here since 1957, running the radar station that tracks the missile range offBenbecula. Much of the station is now run remotely and it had been intended for those personnel to leave (they're nowadays employed by the privatised defence firm Qinetiq.) A ch
Top Attractions in St Kilda
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- ★Main Street
Where to Stay in St Kilda
- 🏨National Trust for Scotland campsite
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